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Outdoor Industry Association to Launch Eco-Index at OR Show

The Outdoor Industry Association's Eco Working Group will hold informational sessions during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, UT to introduce brands, designers and suppliers to the Beta Phase 1 version of the outdoor industry's

Sport Chalet Shrinks Q1 Loss

Sport Chalet reported first-quarter sales increased 0.4% to $79.7 million from $79.4 million a year ago. The increase is primarily due to improvements in the Team Sales and Ecommerce Divisions partially offset by a slight decrease in comparable store sale

R.G. Barry Licenses Dearfoams for Apparel

R.G. Barry signed a license giving Olivet International the exclusive right to use the Dearfoams name on sleepwear, active wear and accessories…

Golf Rounds Slide in June

According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds for the U.S, were down 2.1% in June versus June 2009 and are now down 2.7% on a YTD basis…

JAM Media/LWA PR Form Partnership

Two boutique PR agencies, JAM Media Collective of San Francisco and LWA PR of Portland, Oregon, announced a joint partnership to offer their clients product placement, entertainment marketing, corporate and internal communications services…

K2 Sports Names O’Shea Apparel Product Director for Zoot Sports

K2 Sports named Shawn O'Shea to the newly created position of director of apparel for its Zoot Sports division. O'Shea has more than 14 years of leadership experience in the performance apparel market. Most recently he served as Category Manager

Rod Carew Baseball Sponsors National Youth Baseball Championships

Rod Carew Baseball, a maker of hitting and training tools, will be an official sponsor of the 2010 National Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC). The championships will be held August 26-29 at Gameday Baseball's First Tennessee Fields in Memphis, TN..

K-Swiss Launches Tubes Campaign Around HBO Character

K-Swiss is launching a series of national television spots for its Tubes collection featuring Kenny Powers, the fictional character played by Danny McBride in HBO'S hit series Eastbound & Down…

Tifosi Optics Names VP of Sales

Tifosi Optics said Jay Romasco will fill the newly created role of vice president of sales. Romasco brings with him over 25 years of experience in the industry having served as Vice President of USA Sales and later of Global sales with Bell Sports/ Easton